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Under Steve Townsend's leadership, Keolis has successfully expanded into the commuter rail and transit markets in the U.S., winning contracts to operate the Virginia Railway Express and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail system.
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Paul Weyrich is a widely respected conservative supporter of public transportation, to the extent that companies and suppliers to the transit industry have contributed heavily to his research efforts. Recently, Weyrich commented on what appears to be the Federal Transit Administration favoring bus rapid transit (BRT) over light rail transit.
Read More →Cameras were deployed Sept. 11 at the 472nd station, Broadway station on the line.
Read More →The 364 7000-series cars include a customer-preferred blue and gray interior color scheme; a stainless steel exterior with 64 vinyl padded seats and seat-back grab handles; two dynamic LCD route maps and four video screens in each car; and a “quad-unit configuration” of the cars.
Read More →WMATA’s preventive maintenance program has cut the number of emergency track repairs in half since the 2018 fiscal year.
Read More →The Subway Air Quality Initiative was carried out between 2018 and 2020 and concluded that new trains and updated braking technologies and protocols that reduce friction contributed to reduced levels of fine particulate matter inside vehicles and on platforms.
Read More →The approximate 19-mile system now includes 46 stations serving residential areas, universities, and the Shanghai metro.
Read More →Both roles will be integral to furthering the agency’s mission and vision by supporting communities within NCTD’s service area, the board of directors, elected officials, stakeholders, and staff, according to the agency.
Read More →He continues working on the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Project in Los Angeles as lead engineer for construction support service.
Read More →The series of tests is being performed at night at up to about 87 miles per hour without passengers.
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